Powers of the Mind Session 2

Multiple Choice

The basic unit of the nervous system is the neurons.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The control center of the body.

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Brain

• Forebrain

Multiple Choice

Brain plays an active role in reflex reactions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It is called the highest center of the brain.

• Cerebrum

• Forebrain

• Midbrain

• Hindbrain

Multiple Choice

Motor nerves are responsible for transmitting sensory impulses.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Student-athletes have a developed coordination of movement. Movement coordination is a function of:

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Medulla

• Pons

Multiple Choice

When you were watching a horror movie, you experience labored breathing and rapid heart beat. Such bodily responses are functions of the:

• Somatic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

Multiple Choice

You have difficulty deciding what to take in college. You are considering several factors such as your preference and strengths. In this case, which lobe of your brain is utilized?

• Frontal Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Multiple Choice

Our classrooms' temperature is usually 19-22 degrees. Your perception that it is cold in our classrooms is due to the function of the:

• Frontal Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Multiple Choice

Neurogenesis, or the process of generation of neurons, occur throughout our lifespan.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Neuroplasticity demonstrates the brain's capacity to re-wire, change, or adapt.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The older we are, the more neuroplastic our brains are.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is not involved in long-term potentiation?

• Dendrites grow thicker

• Synapse between neurons widen

• Information is consolidated in the hippocampus

• Neurotransmitters fire rapidly

Multiple Choice

Neural pruning is a type of cell death.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A cell death that is caused by harmful agents such as toxins.

• Apoptosis

• Necrosis